Philosophy goes where hard science can't, or won't. Philosophers have a license to speculate about everything from metaphysics to morality, and this means they can shed light on some of the basic questions of existence.

Learning to pick locks is a fun exercise in learning about locking mechanisms, honing a useful skill, and getting a better understanding of how locks work and protect—or fail to protect—you and your stuff. Photo by Lanchongzi. If you've never picked ...

Colors often have different meanings in various cultures. In Western societies, the meanings of various colors have changed over the years. Today in the U.S., researchers have generally found the following to be accurate.

A (also known as a , a or a ) is a form of which forces its user to imbibe only in moderation. Credited to , it allows the user to fill the cup with up to a certain level. If the user fills the cup only up to that level he may enjoy his drink in ...

If you think you look better in person than in photographs, you're probably right. According to new research by psychologists at the Universities of California and Harvard, most of us succumb to the "frozen face effect" in still photos -- and it's no...

"How do people think about things?" Harrison and Bramson,
through their research detailed in their text , found
that in Western society there are five distinct styles of thinking. Most people
show a marked preference for one or two of the sty...

You are not who you think you are. Your personality and identity is significantly more malleable than you realize. With a few simple tricks, you can exploit your brain's innate functionality to change just about anything about yourself.

Dutch filmmaker and animator Floris Kaayk in collaboration with media production company Revolver fessed up to creating a "media art project" that took the world by storm in recent days -- a video of inventor Jarno Smeets taking flight by flapping hi...

If you've never experienced it then you may find it hard to understand what lucid dreaming is all about. In fact you may be thoroughly sceptical and dismiss the whole thing as silly nonsense. But I can tell you from personal experience that lucid dre...

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